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Four suspects believed to be planning a pro-independence protest as the race visited Catalunya were arrested

CHARGES against a young Scot in prison in Barcelona are for relatively minor public order offences and are not related to more serious allegations made against Italian and French “anarchist” protesters, according to documentation from the court. Catalan newspaper El Nacional (elnacional.cat) has had access to the documents arising from protests last month in support of jailed rapper Pablo Hasel. It said the allegations against William Aitken, who has lived in Barcelona for four years, a...

And there is no indication of when 30-year-old William Aitken might either be released or tried. Aitken has lived and worked in the St Antoni district of the Catalan capital for four years. He has a local partner and his brother has also made the city his home. The Scot was arrested on February 17 as protests mounted in support of rapper Pablo Hasel, who was jailed for nine months over his lyrics, which criticised Spain’s monarchy and allegedly glorified terrorism. Hasel was arreste...